Cisco Smart Licensing Using Policy(SLP) — New Device Registration with VRF Management Interface
In this video, I demonstrate how to configure Cisco Smart Licensing Using Policy (SLP) on a Cisco IOS XE 17.x device using direct communication with Cisco Smart Software Manager (CSSM).
The device already has Smart Licensing Using Policy enabled and is initially associated with the Default Virtual Account. I show how to establish trust using a token generated from a different Virtual Account, synchronize license usage, and verify successful communication with CSSM.
This walkthrough is based on guidance provided by Cisco TAC. In my environment, I did not need to configure an HTTP proxy, but I did need to ensure HTTP communication used the management VRF, which was the key difference from the standard procedure.
Topics covered:
Verify connectivity to Cisco Smart Licensing servers
Configure Smart Transport
Generate a Smart Licensing token in Cisco Smart Software Manager
Establish trust using `license smart trust idtoken`
Verify trust status and usage reporting
Reassign the device to the desired Virtual Account
Troubleshoot management VRF connectivity
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📋 USEFUL COMMANDS REFERENCED IN THIS VIDEO
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show license status
show license summary
ping vrf Mgmt-intf smartreceiver.cisco.com
telnet smartreceiver.cisco.com 443 /vrf Mgmt-intf /ipv4
license smart transport smart
license smart url default
ip http client source-interface gi0
license smart trust idtoken TOKEN-xxxxx all force
license smart sync all
show license status
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🌐 NETWORK SETUP
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New Cisco device running IOS XE 17.3.2+
Management interface in dedicated VRF (Mgmt-intf)
Direct internet access via management VRF
No proxy server required
Device pre-associated with corporate Smart Account
Moving from Default Virtual Account to target Virtual Account
For security purposes, sensitive information such as Smart Account details, tokens, serial numbers, and production-specific information has been blurred throughout the video.
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
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00:00 Introduction
00:20 What is Smart Licensing Using Policy
01:49 Initial show license status — out of box state
03:55 Step 1 — Verify connectivity to CSSM via VRF
06:22 Step 2 — Configure smart transport
07:10 Step 3 — HTTP client source interface for VRF
08:23 Step 4 — Generate token in CSSM portal
09:34 Step 5 — Establish trust and Virtual Account re-assignment
11:09 Step 6 — Verify Last report push and ACK received
11:30 Summary
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📚 USEFUL LINKS
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▶️ Cisco Smart Software Manager Portal:
https://software.cisco.com
▶️ Cisco Smart Licensing Using Policy Documentation:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support...
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